The rough wool of my breeches chafes against my shins as I sprawl on the rug, obsessively grooming the stiff yarn hair of my new Raggedy Andy. Pa’s heavy thumb smudges the newsprint of the morning paper, grumbling that "M'ADOO IS DRAWN INTO SHIP INQUIRY AS MORSE LAWYER" and shouting about ex-convicts and embezzled graft, but it all sounds like a load of applesauce to me.
I’d rather tune the radio to hear "Whispering" while I dream of trading these itchy knickers for a smooth silk suit. If the old man doesn't stop his hollering, I might just have to bump off his mood with a glass of Ma’s hidden giggle water.
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The Headlines
M'ADOO IS DRAWN INTO SHIP INQUIRY AS MORSE LAWYER; Witness Says Former Secretary's Appearance Caused Claim Department to Protest."GOT TOO MANY ADVANCES"John T. Meehan Also Tells of Payments to Shipping Board Auditor by Morse Company.EX-CONVICT WAS EMPLOYEDMany Cases of Embezzlement, PettyGraft and Attempted Swindles Are Revealed. Testimony Teems With Graft. Asked About Political Influence. M'ADOO IS DRAWN INTO SHIP INQUIRY Ex-Convict Enters Records. Get Salary for Doing Nothing. Petty Graft Hard to Eradicate. Letter From J.F. Logan.